Italian Faction

The Italian Faction was an informal grouping of liberal politicians in the United States of the Ionian Islands that was active from 1815 to 1864. The faction supported the interests of the Italian merchants in the islands, advocating a local economy in opposition to the British and Austrian mercantile interests. In addition, the faction supported freedom of religion, but it held more conservative views on citizenship policy and war policy, advocating a strong military and opposing immigration. The faction dissolved when Greece annexed the Ionian Islands in 1864.